Holekamp competes at 119th U.S. Amateur

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Making his second straight appearance at the prestigious event this week, TAMIU senior Parker Holekamp was in line to be eliminated Tuesday night finishing below the projected cut at the 119th U.S. Amateur at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Holekamp competed Monday and Tuesday and finished with a 10-over 150 (73-77). He was five strokes behind the projected cut of a 5-over 145 as the field was set to whittle down from 312 golfers to just 64.

All three golfers in his group were in line to miss the cut and Holekamp finished between the other two competitors. Notre Dame senior Hunter Ostrom led the group with a 5-over 147 (72-75), and 14-year-old Singapore golfer Zachary Ong shot an 11-over 151 (78-73).

To earn a second straight berth in the tournament, Holekamp won the Dallas-Forth Worth Qualifier held at the Mira Vista Country Club. He shot an 8-under 134 to punch his ticket on July 22. His opening round of 65 gave him just enough of an edge as he followed with a 69 in the final round to win by a stroke over Parker Coody who is heading into his sophomore season at the University of Texas.

Last year, Holekamp also finished at 10-over par in the 2018 tournament. He shot a 153 (76-77) to miss the cut by six strokes.

TAMIU’s Parker Holekamp shot a 10-over 150 (73-77) in two rounds at the 119th U.S. Amateur in Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

TAMIU’s Parker Holekamp shot a 10-over 150 (73-77) in two rounds at the 119th U.S. Amateur in Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Photo: Courtesy Of TAMIU Athletics /file

Photo: Courtesy Of TAMIU Athletics /file

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TAMIU’s Parker Holekamp shot a 10-over 150 (73-77) in two rounds at the 119th U.S. Amateur in Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

TAMIU’s Parker Holekamp shot a 10-over 150 (73-77) in two rounds at the 119th U.S. Amateur in Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Photo: Courtesy Of TAMIU Athletics /file

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Holekamp is coming off a historic junior season where he became the first in program history to earn first-team All-Heartland Conference honors. He had four top-10 finishes and three in the top-3 including a victory at the Jack Brown Memorial Invitational.